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LIBOURNAIS<br />
APPELLATION<br />
with respect for the environment”, Borderie grows his vineyards based on HVE 3 standards and<br />
limits the use of chemical inputs whilst promoting biodiversity. By farming sustainably, the<br />
vineyards have all they need to produce “the most wholesome grapes possible”. The fruit, which<br />
produces two Lalande-de-Pomerol labels, is “harvested as early as possible to lend freshness to<br />
the wines, which we want to be palatable”. Borderie firmly believes that “Lalande-de-Pomerol<br />
is an appellation not to be missed because its shortcoming of the past is its quality today”. He<br />
focuses on making supple wines. Using stainless steel, concrete, barrels and even amphorae for<br />
his Eléonore label, Borderie pulls out all the stops to position his wines in a market that he deems<br />
favourable to an “appellation that now enjoys a great reputation in France and abroad due to the<br />
upward push from consumers looking for quality wines at affordable prices”.<br />
VIGNOBLES BEDRENNE: “POMEROL’S REPUTATION<br />
BUT W<strong>IT</strong>HOUT THE PRICE TAG”<br />
One Lalande-de-Pomerol winery cannot be missed, and that is Vignobles Bedrenne. And there<br />
is a good reason for that: “The property’s reception facilities are located in the very heart of<br />
the village of Lalande-de-Pomerol, opposite the church”, explains Chloé Corfias tasked with<br />
marketing and sales at this family-run property.<br />
Now run by Monique Bedrenne and her son Rémi, “Vignobles Bedrenne were inherited from<br />
Monique’s parents, restructured by her father to produce a single unbroken area under vine”.<br />
FRÉDÉRIC BORDERIE, THE OWNER OF CHÂTEAU VIEILLE DYNASTIE<br />
86 SUMMER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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